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Fri, June 5, 2020 | 02:56

Chinese arrivals fall below 1,000 per day following outbreak: data

Chinese arrivals fall below 1,000 per day following outbreak: data

The number of Chinese nationals entering South Korea has fallen sharply following measures to contain the new coronavirus outbreak, government data showed Saturday. After peaking at 18,743, Jan. 13, the number plunged around 94 percent to 1,093, Thursday, according to data announced in a briefing by Korea Immigration Service Commissioner Cha Gyu-geun.

2020-02-29 13:08

71 countries restricting entry from Korea over coronavirus concerns

71 countries restricting entry from Korea over coronavirus concerns

71 countries restricting entry from Korea over coronavirus concerns

Over 70 countries are imposing entry restrictions and stricter quarantine procedures for South Koreans due to coronavirus concerns, data from the foreign ministry showed Saturday, as the virus is spreading fast here, with cases of infection nearing 3,000. As of early Saturday, 33 countries have barred the entry of South Koreans and foreigners who visited here in the past few ...

2020-02-29 10:47

Joint drill suspension to deescalate tensions on peninsula

Joint drill suspension to deescalate tensions on peninsula

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the border village of Panmunjeom in the Demilitarized Zone, June. 30, 2019. / Korea Times fileNuclear talks between NK, US have uncertain future By Kang Seung-wooThe indefinite suspension of the annual joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States is expected to have an incidental e...

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-02-28 17:13

More than 60 countries ban or restrict entry of travelers from South Korea

More than 60 countries ban or restrict entry of travelers from South Korea

More than 60 countries have banned or restricted the entry of travelers from South Korea over a recent hike in the number of the COVID-19 cases in the country. Sixty-two countries - almost a third of the 193 U.N. member states - and two self-administration zones - Hong Kong and Macao - as well as eight provinces and one city of China have taken such measures as of 10:40 p.m. ...

Jung Da-min | 2020-02-28 17:06

One additional coronavirus case reported in military, total at 26

Vietnam to suspend visa-wavier program for Koreans on Saturday

Vietnam to suspend visa-wavier program for Koreans on Saturday

The Vietnamese government plans to suspend visa-free travel for South Koreans starting on Saturday amid concerns about the coronavirus spreading, Yonhap News Agency said on Friday. The South Korean embassy in Vietnam said that it received a notice about the suspension from the Vietnamese government, the report said.

2020-02-28 13:51

52 countries restrict entry from virus-hit Korea

Korean Embassy in Iran calls for preparations for contingency amid spreading virus

Korean Embassy in Iran calls for preparations for contingency amid spreading virus

The South Korean Embassy in Iran has called for hundreds of its citizens there to prepare for possible contingencies, warning that the coronavirus outbreaks in the Islamic republic could escalate into a "serious situation." In an emergency notice posted on its website Thursday, the embassy urged about 200 South Korean citizens in Iran to ensure they always carry their passpor...

2020-02-28 11:29

52 countries restrict entry from virus-hit Korea

52 countries restrict entry from virus-hit Korea

More than 50 countries are restricting the entry of travelers from South Korea with bans or tougher quarantine procedures over coronavirus concerns, foreign ministry data showed Friday, as the number of infections topped 2,000 confirmed cases here. Twenty-seven parts of the world have entry bans on South Koreans and foreigners who have visited the Asian country in the past fe...

2020-02-28 11:21

Vietnam to suspend visa-wavier program for Koreans on Saturday

Long road ahead for normalization of Korea-Japan ties

Long road ahead for normalization of Korea-Japan ties

When the Korean government temporarily suspended ending the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with Japan three months ago, the decision painted a rosy outlook for the development of the soured relations between Seoul and Tokyo.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-02-28 08:54

Virus fears: Filipino tourists banned from visiting Korea

Virus fears: Filipino tourists banned from visiting Korea

The Philippine government has temporarily banned Filipino tourists from going to Korea due to coronavirus concerns. But permanent residents, overseas workers and students in Korea will be exempted. “Any travel to South Korea will be temporarily suspended,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque said Wednesday.

Jung Min-ho | 2020-02-27 13:26

Philippines imposes travel ban on Korea's virus-impacted province

Philippines imposes travel ban on Korea's virus-impacted province

The Philippines on Wednesday barred travellers from South Korea's coronavirus-impacted North Gyeongsang province from entering the country in an effort to contain the spread of the pathogen. Philippine presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo told a media briefing the government will also conduct a risk assessment within 48 hours to determine if the travel ban needs to be expan...

2020-02-26 15:15

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